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Spring Training Tickets Becoming Available
Here are some players and games to keep an eye on in the Grapefruit League, and a guide to restaurants and hotels near the ballparks.
Spring training tickets are starting to go on sale for the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees and other teams in Florida's Grapefruit League.
Single-game tickets are already on sale for the Yankees. The Rays haven't specified an on-sale date yet, but according to MLB.com, single-game tickets will go on sale in mid-January.
Spring training, which begins in March, will be the first chance for fans to see the Yankees' offseason acquisitions:
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- P Matt Daley
- P Michael O'Connor
- OF Cole Garner
- OF Dewayne Wise
- 2B Jayson Nix
The Rays' offseason acquisitions include:
- DH Luke Scott
- P Fernando Rodney
- P Josh Lueke
- P Burke Badenhop
- C Jose Molina
The Yankees' spring schedule and the Rays' spring schedule include two head-to-head matchups: on Wednesday, March 7 in Tampa, and on Wednesday, March 21 in Charlotte County.
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The Yankees will also face American League rival the Boston Red Sox in a night game in Tampa on Tuesday, March 13, and they will host National League power the Philadelphia Phillies three times: Sunday, March 4; in a split squad game Sunday, March 11; and in a night game Friday, March 30.
Here's the on-sale schedule for all Grapefruit League teams, from MLB.com:
- Atlanta Braves, Lake Buena Vista: On sale now
- Baltimore Orioles, Sarasota: 10 a.m. Jan. 28 (Where to eat | Where to stay)
- Boston Red Sox, Fort Myers: On sale now
- Detroit Tigers, Lakeland: On sale now
- New York Mets, Port St. Lucie: 10 a.m. Saturday
- New York Yankees, Tampa: On sale now (Where to eat | Where to stay)
- Houston Astros, Kissimmee: Jan. 21
- Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater: 9 a.m. Thursday ( | Where to stay)
- Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton: 10 a.m. Jan. 21 (Where to eat | Where to stay)
- Tampa Bay Rays, Charlotte County: Mid-January
- Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin: On sale now ( | Where to stay)
- Washington Nationals, Viera: 10 a.m. Jan. 28
On-sale dates for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, who both play in Jupiter, haven't been announced.
The Rays open the regular season against the Yankees on Friday, April 6 at in St. Petersburg.
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